This bowl is thought to be a product of a Turkish Crusader. Given the nature of the Byzantine empire in the thirteenth through the fourteenth centuries, Turkey was assimilated under Seljuk Turk's inherently Islamic rule. Turkey during this time period was also known as the region of Anatolia. Because the Seljuk rule was centered around Islam, this piece of art must have been inspired by Turkish art of the time, which would have been Islamic. Similarly, due to the piece’s composition, the ceramic bowl would have been constructed by a non-Arab person, for the pseudo form of Arabic is present on the bowl.